CANADIAN NATIONAL
POSTWAR AAR 40’ BOX CARS
The Canadian National Railroad
purchased a total of 5,200 all steel 40’ box cars in 1947-8 from Canadian Car
& Foundry and Eastern Car Company.
These cars were built to the AAR standard design of the era, using 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught ends with truncated top ribs and rectangular panel
roofs. 4000 cars were equipped with AAR
trucks; the remaining 1200 cars had National B-1 trucks.
This kit is available in 8 versions,
as the cars came with two different truck designs, and four styles of lettering
are available. Refer to the list below
to determine what version is appropriate for your modeling era.
The kit contains a pair of
polyurethane resin ends, a Pacific Rail Shops undecorated shell with detail
parts and trucks, PRS 8 rung ladders, CDS dry transfer lettering, car data with
expanded instructions, and a few other bits and pieces required to build an
accurate model of this prototype.
This box car is also available as an
unboxed conversion kit (see 500 series below,) for which the modeler must
supply a PRS 10’6” IH AAR box car kit.
Polyurethane resin ends, PRS 8 rung ladders, CDS dry transfer lettering,
car data with expanded instructions, and a few other bits and pieces are
included.
See also the Postwar AAR Box Car Research Page.
Kit Description Price
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CN-050 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught
ends, Murphy $66.00
rectangular
panel roof, green tilted leaf- 1947 to late 80's, 8 rung ladders, AAR
trucks
rectangular
panel roof, green tilted leaf- 1947 to late 80's, 8 rung ladders, Nat
B
trucks
rectangular
panel roof, green level leaf- 1954 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, AAR
Trucks
rectangular
panel roof, green level leaf- 1954 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, Nat B
Trucks
rectangular
panel roof, wet noodle- 1960 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, AAR trucks
rectangular
panel roof, wet noodle- 1960 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, Nat B trucks
rectangular
panel roof, wet noodle w/ wheat sheaf- 1979 to 1991, 8 rung
ladders,
AAR trucks
rectangular
panel eel roof, wet noodle w/ wheat sheaf- 1979 to 1991, 8 rung
ladders,
Nat B trucks
rectangular
panel roof, green tilted leaf- 1945 to late 80's, 8 rung ladders, Conversion
AAR
or Nat B trucks
rectangular
panel roof, green level leaf- 1954 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, AAR or Conversion
Nat
B trucks
CN-554 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught
ends, Murphy $19.00
rectangular
panel roof, wet noodle- 1960 to 1991, 8 rung ladders, AAR or Nat Conversion
B
trucks
CN-556 AAR 10’6” IH steel boxcar, 4/4 Improved Dreadnaught
ends, Murphy $19.00
rectangular
panel roof, wet noodle w/ wheat sheaf- 1979 to 1991, 8 rung Conversion
ladders,
AAR or Nat B trucks
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